Clicker Questions

to go along with

Modern Data Science with R, 3rd edition by Baumer, Kaplan, and Horton

Introduction to Statistical Learning with Applications in R by James, Witten, Hastie, and Tibshirani

The reason to take random samples is:¹
1. to make cause and effect conclusions
2. to get as many variables as possible
3. it’s easier to collect a large dataset
4. so that the data are a good representation of the population
5. I have no idea why one would take a random sample

The reason to allocate/assign explanatory variables is:²
1. to make cause and effect conclusions
2. to get as many variables as possible
3. it’s easier to collect a large dataset
4. so that the data are a good representation of the population
5. I have no idea what you mean by “allocate/assign” (or “explanatory variable” for that matter)

Approximately how big is a tweet?³
1. 0.01Kb
2. 0.1Kb
3. 1Kb
4. 100Kb
5. 1000Kb = 1Mb

\(R^2\) measures:⁴
1. the proportion of variability in vote margin as explained by tweet share.
2. the proportion of variability in tweet share as explained by vote margin.
3. how appropriate the linear part of the linear model is.
4. whether or not particular variables should be included in the model.

R / R Studio / Quarto⁵
1. all good
2. started, progress is slow and steady
3. started, very stuck
4. haven’t started yet
5. what do you mean by “R”?

Git / GitHub⁶
1. all good
2. started, progress is slow and steady
3. started, very stuck
4. haven’t started yet
5. what do you mean by “Git”?

Which of the following includes talking to the remote version of GitHub?⁷
1. changing your name (updating the YAML)
2. committing the file(s)
3. pushing the file(s)
4. some of the above
5. all of the above

What is the error?⁸
1. poor assignment operator
2. unmatched quotes
3. improper syntax for function argument
4. invalid object name
5. no mistake

shup2 <-- "Hello to you!"

What is the error?⁹
1. poor assignment operator
2. unmatched quotes
3. improper syntax for function argument
4. invalid object name
5. no mistake

3shup <-  "Hello to you!"

What is the error?¹⁰
1. poor assignment operator
2. unmatched quotes
3. improper syntax for function argument
4. invalid object name
5. no mistake

shup4 <-  "Hello to you!

What is the error?¹¹
1. poor assignment operator
2. unmatched quotes
3. improper syntax for function argument
4. invalid object name
5. no mistake

shup5 <-  date()

What is the error?¹²
1. poor assignment operator
2. unmatched quotes
3. improper syntax for function argument
4. invalid object name
5. no mistake

shup6 <-  sqrt 10

Do you keep a calendar / schedule / planner?¹³
1. Yes
2. No

Do you keep a calendar / schedule / planner? If you answered “Yes” …¹⁴
1. Yes, on Google Calendar
2. Yes, on Calendar for macOS
3. Yes, on Outlook for Windows
4. Yes, in some other app
5. Yes, by hand

Where should I put things I’ve created for the HW (e.g., data, .ics file, etc.)¹⁵
1. Upload into remote GitHub directory
2. In the local folder which also has the R project
3. In my Downloads
4. Somewhere on my Desktop
5. In my Home directory

The goal of making a figure is…¹⁶
1. To draw attention to your work.
2. To facilitate comparisons.
3. To provide as much information as possible.

A good reason to make a particular choice of a graph is:¹⁷
1. Because the journal / field has particular expectations for how the data are presented.
2. Because some variables naturally fit better on some graphs (e.g., numbers on scatter plots).
3. Because that graphic displays the message you want as optimally as possible.

Why are the points orange?¹⁸
1. R translates “navy” into orange.
2. color must be specified in geom_point()
3. color must be specified outside the aes() function
4. the default plot color is orange

ggplot(data = Births78, 
       aes(x = date, y = births, color = "navy")) + 
  geom_point() +          
  ggtitle("US Births in 1978")

Why are the dots blue and the lines colored?¹⁹
1. dot color is given as “navy”, line color is given as wday.
2. both colors are specified in the ggplot() function.
3. dot coloring takes precedence over line coloring.
4. line coloring takes precedence over dot coloring.

Setting vs. Mapping. If I want information to be passed to all data points (not variable):²⁰
1. map the information inside the aes() function.
2. set the information outside the aes() function

The Snow figure was most successful at:²¹
1. making the data stand out
2. facilitating comparison
3. putting the work in context
4. simplifying the story

The Challenger figure(s) was(were) least successful at:²²
1. making the data stand out
2. facilitating comparison
3. putting the work in context
4. simplifying the story

The biggest difference between Snow and the Challenger was:²³
1. The amount of information portrayed.
2. One was better at displaying cause.
3. One showed the relevant comparison better.
4. One was more artistic.

Caffeine and Calories. What was the biggest concern over the average value axes?²⁴
1. It isn’t at the origin.
2. They should have used all the data possible to find averages.
3. There wasn’t a random sample.
4. There wasn’t a label explaining why the axes were where they were.

What is wrong with the following code?²⁵
1. should only be one =
2. Sydney should be lower case
3. name should not be in quotes
4. use mutate instead of filter
5. babynames in wrong place

Result <- |> filter(babynames,
        name== “Sydney”)

Which data represents the ideal format for ggplot2 and dplyr?²⁶

table a
year	Algeria	Brazil	Columbia
2000	7	12	16
2001	9	14	18

table b
country	Y2000	Y2001
Algeria	7	9
Brazil	12	14
Columbia	16	18

table c
country	year	value
Algeria	2000	7
Algeria	2001	9
Brazil	2000	12
Brazil	2001	14
Columbia	2000	16
Columbia	2001	18

Each of the statements except one will accomplish the same calculation. Which one does not match?²⁷

#(a) 
babynames |> 
  group_by(year, sex) |> 
  summarize(totalBirths = sum(num))

#(b) 
group_by(babynames, year, sex) |> 
  summarize(totalBirths = sum(num))

#(c)
group_by(babynames, year, sex) |> 
  summarize(totalBirths = mean(num))

#(d)
temp <- group_by(babynames, year, sex)

summarize(temp, totalBirths = sum(num))

#(e)
summarize(group_by(babynames, year, sex), 
          totalBirths = sum(num))

Fill in Q1.²⁸
1. filter()
2. arrange()
3. select()
4. mutate()
5. group_by()

result <- babynames |>
  Q1(name %in% c("Jane", "Mary")) |> 
  # just the Janes and Marys
  group_by(Q2, Q2) |> 
  summarize(total = Q3)

Fill in Q2.²⁹
1. (year, sex)
2. (year, name)
3. (year, num)
4. (sex, name)
5. (sex, num)

result <- babynames |>
  Q1(name %in% c("Jane", "Mary")) |> 
  group_by(Q2, Q2) |> 
  # for each year for each name
  summarize(total = Q3)

Fill in Q3.³⁰
1. n_distinct(name)
2. n_distinct(n)
3. sum(name)
4. sum(num)
5. mean(num)

result <- babynames |>
  Q1(name %in% c("Jane", "Mary")) |> 
  group_by(Q2, Q2) |> 
  summarize(total = Q3)
  # number of babies (each year, each name)

Running the code.³¹

babynames <- babynames::babynames |> 
  rename(num = n)

babynames |>
  filter(name %in% c("Jane", "Mary")) |> 
  # just the Janes and Marys
  group_by(name, year) |> 
  # for each year for each name
  summarize(total = sum(num))

# A tibble: 276 × 3
# Groups:   name [2]
   name   year total
   <chr> <dbl> <int>
 1 Jane   1880   215
 2 Jane   1881   216
 3 Jane   1882   254
 4 Jane   1883   247
 5 Jane   1884   295
 6 Jane   1885   330
 7 Jane   1886   306
 8 Jane   1887   288
 9 Jane   1888   446
10 Jane   1889   374
# ℹ 266 more rows

babynames |>
  filter(name %in% c("Jane", "Mary")) |> 
  group_by(name, year) |> 
  summarize(number = sum(num))

# A tibble: 276 × 3
# Groups:   name [2]
   name   year number
   <chr> <dbl>  <int>
 1 Jane   1880    215
 2 Jane   1881    216
 3 Jane   1882    254
 4 Jane   1883    247
 5 Jane   1884    295
 6 Jane   1885    330
 7 Jane   1886    306
 8 Jane   1887    288
 9 Jane   1888    446
10 Jane   1889    374
# ℹ 266 more rows

babynames |>
  filter(name %in% c("Jane", "Mary")) |> 
  group_by(name, year) |> 
  summarize(n_distinct(name))

# A tibble: 276 × 3
# Groups:   name [2]
   name   year `n_distinct(name)`
   <chr> <dbl>              <int>
 1 Jane   1880                  1
 2 Jane   1881                  1
 3 Jane   1882                  1
 4 Jane   1883                  1
 5 Jane   1884                  1
 6 Jane   1885                  1
 7 Jane   1886                  1
 8 Jane   1887                  1
 9 Jane   1888                  1
10 Jane   1889                  1
# ℹ 266 more rows

babynames |>
  filter(name %in% c("Jane", "Mary")) |> 
  group_by(name, year) |> 
  summarize(n_distinct(num))

# A tibble: 276 × 3
# Groups:   name [2]
   name   year `n_distinct(num)`
   <chr> <dbl>             <int>
 1 Jane   1880                 1
 2 Jane   1881                 1
 3 Jane   1882                 1
 4 Jane   1883                 1
 5 Jane   1884                 1
 6 Jane   1885                 1
 7 Jane   1886                 1
 8 Jane   1887                 1
 9 Jane   1888                 1
10 Jane   1889                 1
# ℹ 266 more rows

babynames |>
  filter(name %in% c("Jane", "Mary")) |> 
  group_by(name, year) |> 
  summarize(sum(name))

Error in `summarize()`:
ℹ In argument: `sum(name)`.
ℹ In group 1: `name = "Jane"` and `year = 1880`.
Caused by error in `base::sum()`:
! invalid 'type' (character) of argument

babynames |>
  filter(name %in% c("Jane", "Mary")) |> 
  group_by(name, year) |> 
  summarize(mean(num))

# A tibble: 276 × 3
# Groups:   name [2]
   name   year `mean(num)`
   <chr> <dbl>       <dbl>
 1 Jane   1880         215
 2 Jane   1881         216
 3 Jane   1882         254
 4 Jane   1883         247
 5 Jane   1884         295
 6 Jane   1885         330
 7 Jane   1886         306
 8 Jane   1887         288
 9 Jane   1888         446
10 Jane   1889         374
# ℹ 266 more rows

babynames |>
  filter(name %in% c("Jane", "Mary")) |> 
  group_by(name, year) |> 
  summarize(median(num))

# A tibble: 276 × 3
# Groups:   name [2]
   name   year `median(num)`
   <chr> <dbl>         <dbl>
 1 Jane   1880           215
 2 Jane   1881           216
 3 Jane   1882           254
 4 Jane   1883           247
 5 Jane   1884           295
 6 Jane   1885           330
 7 Jane   1886           306
 8 Jane   1887           288
 9 Jane   1888           446
10 Jane   1889           374
# ℹ 266 more rows

Fill in Q1.³²
1. gdp
2. year
3. gdpval
4. country
5. –country

GDP |>  
  select(country = starts_with("Income"), everything()) |> 
       pivot_longer(cols = Q1, 
                    names_to = Q2, 
                    values_to = Q3)

Fill in Q2.³³
1. gdp
2. year
3. gdpval
4. country
5. –country

GDP |>  
  select(country = starts_with("Income"), everything()) |> 
       pivot_longer(cols = Q1, 
                    names_to = Q2, 
                    values_to = Q3)

Fill in Q3.³⁴
1. gdp
2. year
3. gdpval
4. country
5. –country

GDP |>  
  select(country = starts_with("Income"), everything()) |> 
       pivot_longer(cols = Q1, 
                    names_to = Q2, 
                    values_to = Q3)

Footnotes

1. so that the data are a good representation of the population
1. to make cause and effect conclusions
1. about 0.1Kb. Turns out that 3.5 billion tweets * 0.1Kb = 350Gb (0.35 Tb). My laptop is pretty good, and it has 36 Gb of memory (RAM) and 4 Tb of storage. It would not be able to work with 3.5 billion tweets.
1. the proportion of variability in vote margin as explained by tweet share.
wherever you are, make sure you are communicating with me when you have questions!
wherever you are, make sure you are communicating with me when you have questions!
1. pushing the file(s)
1. poor assignment operator
1. invalid object name
1. unmatched quotes
1. no mistake
1. improper syntax for a function argument
1. I mean, the right answer has to be Yes, right!??!
no right answer here!
1. In the local folder which also has the R project. It could be on the Desktop or the Home directory, but it must be in the same place as the R project. Do not upload files to the remote GitHub directory or you will find yourself with two different copies of the files.
Yes! All the responses are reasons to make a figure.
1. Because that graphic displays the message you want as optimally as possible.
1. color must be specified outside the aes() function
1. dot color is specified as “navy”, line color is specified as wday.
1. set the information outside the aes() function
answers may vary. I’d say c. putting the work in context. Others might say b. facilitating comparison or d. simplifying the story. However, I don’t think a correct answer is a. making the data stand out.
1. making the data stand out
1. One showed the relevant comparison better.
1. It isn’t at the origin. in combination with d. There wasn’t a label explaining why the axes were where they were. The story associated with the average value axes is not clear to the reader.
1. babynames in wrong place
1. Table c is best because the columns allow us to work with each of the variable separately.
1. does something different because it takes the mean() (average) instead of the sum(). The other commands compute the total number of births broken down by year and sex.
1. filter()
1. (year, name)
1. sum(num)
running the different code chunks with relevant output.
1. -country
1. year
1. gdpval (if possible, good idea to name variables something different from the name of the dataframe)